VANCOUVER, Sept. 4, 2013 /PRNewswire/ - iCo Therapeutics Inc. (TSX-V: ICO),
today announced it will be presenting at the Rodman & Renshaw 2013
Annual Global Investment Conference. The conference, sponsored by H.C.
Wainwright & Co., LLC, is being held September 8-10, 2013, at the
Millennium Broadway Hotel in New York City. Management will deliver the
Company presentation to conference attendees on Monday, September 9 at
12:30 PM ET.

More than 200 public and private companies from around the world are
registered to present in front of an audience of over 1,500 attendees.
The conference will feature tracks devoted to Biotechnology/Healthcare,
Technology, Natural Resources, and Growth.

About iCo Therapeutics

iCo Therapeutics in-licenses and redefines existing drug candidates or
generics by employing reformulation and delivery technologies for new
or expanded use indications. The company has exclusive worldwide rights
to two drug candidates - iCo-007 for Diabetic Macular Edema (DME) and
iCo-008 for other sight-threatening diseases. iCo-007 is in Phase 2
clinical studies for DME. With Phase 2 clinical history, iCo-008 is
targeted for the treatment of keratoconjunctivitis and wet age-related
macular degeneration. In addition, iCo holds worldwide rights to an
oral drug delivery platform. The first platform candidate is the Oral
Amp B Delivery system, utilizing a known anti-fungal drug to treat
life-threatening infectious diseases. iCo trades on the TSX Venture
Exchange under the symbol "ICO". For more information, visit the
Company website at: www.icotherapeutics.com.

No regulatory authority has approved or disapproved the content of this
release. The TSX Venture Exchange does not accept responsibility for
the adequacy or accuracy of this release.

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provisions of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of
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may cause actual results, performance or achievements to be materially
different from those implied by such statements, and therefore these
statements should not be read as guarantees of future performance or
results. All forward-looking statements are based on iCo's current
beliefs as well as assumptions made by and information currently
available to iCo and relate to, among other things, anticipated
financial performance, business prospects, strategies, regulatory
developments, market acceptance and future commitments. Readers are
cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking
statements, which are based only on information currently available to
iCo and speak only as of the date of this press release. Due to risks
and uncertainties, including the risks and uncertainties identified by
iCo in its public securities filings and on its website, actual events
may differ materially from current expectations. iCo disclaims any
intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking
statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or
otherwise.